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Fighting Squirrels Come Up Short At Bridgewater

Box Score

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Bridgewater College scored five runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 7-2 lead and the Eagles held off Mary Baldwin for an 8-5 non-conference victory Wednesday afternoon.

Mary Baldwin scored in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly by Colby Cheatham, but Bridgewater answered in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.

Cheatham tied the score with a run-scoring single in the top of the third before BC took cntrol with a five-run outburst in the bottom half of the third.

The Eagles incresed the margin to 8-2 before the Squirrels fought back with a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

After Chase Davis drove home a run in the fifth with a single to make it 8-3, MBU loaded the bases in the sixth when Blake French and Gavin Rush singled and Michael Robertson was hit by a pitch. Noah Kessler wsa hit by a pitch to force home a run and Jared Mayhew plated a run with an infield grounder to pull the Squirrels to within 8-5.

The Mary Baldwin bullpen gave the Squirrels a chance in the late innings with 4.1 innings of shutout pitching. Lucas Chinault pitched 1.1 innings without allowing a hit and Joseph Castrilli pitched the final three innings and gave up just one base hit.

Rush was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the MBU offense. Cheatham and French each added two base hits.

Mary Baldwin begins conference play this weekend when the Squirrels host Averett for a three-game series.

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Players Mentioned

Joseph Castrilli

#17 Joseph Castrilli

RHP
5' 8"
Sophomore
Colby Cheatham

#12 Colby Cheatham

OF/LHP
5' 11"
Junior
Lucas Chinault

#22 Lucas Chinault

IF/RHP
5' 9"
Sophomore
Chase Davis

#18 Chase Davis

OF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Blake French

#23 Blake French

IF
6' 0"
Freshman
Noah Kessler

#1 Noah Kessler

OF/IF
5' 10"
Junior
Jared Mayhew

#21 Jared Mayhew

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
Michael Robertson

#27 Michael Robertson

OF/ IF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Gavin Rush

#9 Gavin Rush

IF
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joseph Castrilli

#17 Joseph Castrilli

5' 8"
Sophomore
RHP
Colby Cheatham

#12 Colby Cheatham

5' 11"
Junior
OF/LHP
Lucas Chinault

#22 Lucas Chinault

5' 9"
Sophomore
IF/RHP
Chase Davis

#18 Chase Davis

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF
Blake French

#23 Blake French

6' 0"
Freshman
IF
Noah Kessler

#1 Noah Kessler

5' 10"
Junior
OF/IF
Jared Mayhew

#21 Jared Mayhew

5' 11"
Sophomore
C
Michael Robertson

#27 Michael Robertson

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF/ IF
Gavin Rush

#9 Gavin Rush

5' 10"
Junior
IF
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